#Paul Lawler

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Sunday 30 July Mixtape 346 “Strarlit Lake”

2023-07-30 Downtempo Electronica Morning Chill Lounge Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays. Support the artists and labels. Don't forget to tip so future shows can bloom.

Masahiro Takahashi-Silky Lake 00:00

Oora-Every Story Begins 03:19

Forest Robots-Where the Garden and the Forest Meet 08:55

Gribbles-Agrestic 12:57

Milieu-Meander 19:02

Castle If-Starlit Island 27:21

The Twelve Hour Foundation-Ten O'Clock in the Afternoon 29:25

Randweg-Sieben 30:43

Arcane-Frontiers 4 36:06

Ozone-Hour 5 42:56

Arboria-Moon Garden 48:42

Gabriel Fauré, Jay Chakravorty-Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48- VII. In Paradisum (Arr. for Modular & Analogue Synths) 52:16

Lou Reed-I'm Waiting for the Man - May 1965 Demo 55:36

Apta-Taught 59:48

[hart-on-my-sleeve]

Hubby finished the exclusive print we'll be having at Wrestlecade!!! Come by and get it signed and chat with the #1 Manager in the world~!!!!

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[abs0luteb4stard]

[joearlikelikeswrestling]

[minoracts]

‘Events are the froth of things, but my true interest is the sea.’

‘Sensations become images…’

‘Dawn unveiled to me the whole hostile day.’

--Paul Valéry, trans. James R. Lawler

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

It’s definitely a name that gets picked up by a lot of people. I know there was the bounty hunter Mark Shaw as well, and I vaguely remember hearing about one with a fairly short career who fought the Psycho Pirate once back when a bunch of villains were getting weird upgrades, plus more recently, a female Manhunter.

i Just Have To Ask

is That One Of Them ManHunter Bots? and If That Is A ManHunter Bot Why Was It With The All Star Squadron?

No but the color similarity is both as intentional and as sinister as it seems. Manhunter had a bad habit of stumbling into situations like that

(The clearest file photo of Paul Kirk as Manhunter, background cleaned, circa 1942)

Paul Kirk II was born to a relatively wealthy family in Empire City and spent most of his time searching for distraction. He traveled, he honed his body, he hunted big game on the African continent until the thrill just no longer appealed to him.

It was during a travel searching to dispel this ennui that he stumbled into the orbit of the mysterious Cult of the Manhunter, a group of fanatics focused on hunting the guilty and destroying them. Their uniform, which Kirk modeled his eventual costume off of was based on the visage of their robotic masters who planted the seed of the cult on every world where they lay dormant. Though of course Kirk did not and could not have known that the masters of this freakish holy order were fascistic alien robots.

During a return to his native Empire City a friend of his was murdered by a deformed gang leader called The Buzzard. Using his skills to bring the criminal to justice Kirk found the rush he had long since been missing on the hunt. So he became Manhunter!

(He could not have known that former police office Dan Richards would then pick up the name less than a year later, also in Empire City a squabble that left the two men rather poorly disposed to one another for their entire lives and makes historical records VERY fun to parse as you can imagine)

While Kirk did join the All Star Squadron he was rather quickly scooped up by the nascent OSS to run black ops missions behind enemy lines, often alongside fellow agent Tex Thompson AKA Americommando. He did not enjoy the experience of being a spy, it was morally dirty work and far too subtle and quiet for a born hunter. He retired as soon as the war was over and returned to Africa.

When a charge by a Cape Buffalo left Kirk mortally wounded he was discovered by "The Council" a shadowy think tank with aims of world domination, natch. The healed Kirk, enhancing him genetically and altering his mind. They placed him at the head of their enforcement thugs which they staffed almost entirely with clones of Kirk himself. An Interpol strike against the group that somehow included Gotham's Batman managed to shake Kirk loose of his altered perspective long enough for him to bring the base down around the Council, killing the original hero in the process and seemingly all of the clones. Two of the clones however, survived.

Kirk DePaul was a member of the Los Angeles based hero business Power Company until his mysterious murder in relation to a string of murders related to those carrying the Manhunter identity. Currently the legacy is survived by Paul Kirk III, who currently works for the "HEROZ4U" hero rental app, which gets a bad rap on premise but I've heard nothing but good things about.

[uwmspeccoll]

It’s Fine Press Friday!

This Friday we highlight another book by Gaylord Schanilec and Midnight Paper Sales, out of Stockholm, WI. It’s Come to This, by Twin Cities writer Patricia Hampl, was printed in 2023, in a limited edition of 70 copies signed by Hampl, Schanilec, and Lila Shull – who drew and printed the cover lithograph of ginkgo leaves. The wood engravings are by Schanilec – the large river panorama based on a photograph by Hampl. Typefaces used include Oldrich Menhart’s Monotype Menhart,Hermann Zapf’s Michealangelo, and an italic cast by Nick Gill. Molly Brown assisted the printing “in the wilds of Western Wisconsin,” on the Vandercook Universal III. The paper was handmade in the mid-20th century, at the Velke Losiny Paper Mill in what is now the Czech Republic. According to the colophon, this was when the formula included more sizing, and the formidable paper therefore "retains its pleasing 'rattle.'" Matthew Lawler Zimmerman bound the edition at Studio Alcyon.

“Life’s a journey—no wonder it’s our most ancient metaphor. A platitude, but only truth can harden into cliché.” Written during Covid isolation at her home in St. Paul, It’s Come to This explores escape – that “Midwestern birthright, the desire to be somewhere else” – as well as the significance of a long pandemic: “At your age, a year is a serious percentage of what’s left.” With the background of Midwestern summer storms, the George Floyd protests, and menacing Boogaloo Bois, Hampl walks her dog along the Mississippi feeling both isolated from and deeply connected to the events around her. The text first appeared in The American Scholar in October of 2021. “What exactly, has come to what?” Hampl wonders to her dog. “What is this it I sigh into, what is the this I keep falling upon? What distress and what comfort does this muttered mantra express?”

Shull’s rich pattern of ginkgo leaves across the cover speaks to the dog’s favorite spot to stop along their walks. “I get it.” Hampl concludes to her companion. “And now, standing by the side of the moving water, apparently we have achieved our destination, the ghostly This.”

View more work by Gaylord Schanilec and Midnight Paper Sales.

View other Fine Press Friday Posts.

--Amanda, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[sometipsygnostalgic]

Homestuck album with misused sample music

Remember Teal Seer from Homestuck? The music wasn't composed by the Homestuck fan that created it.

Teal Seer is actually sample music from 2007, from the album FANTASY TALES by Paul Lawler (a composer for Spyro: A Hero's Tale of all things).

It was shared in the programme "Myna" which is where it's believed Kera Jones got the track from.

Teal Seer isn't the only track in Colours and Mayhem with unlicensed stock music, it's also present in the track Jade Sylph, but is edited more heavily.

For further context, "Colours and Mayhem" is an album that a bunch of fans made submissions to in a contest with each other. The WhatPumpkin/Homestuck team at the time are the ones who selected these tracks as their final choices.

It makes sense that some younger fans submitted stock music, edited or unedited, thinking that they were making a cool sounding track, and that the homestuck team failed to see that it was stock music.

However, where things get legally tricky is that "Colours and Mayhem" has been on sale on Bandcamp for the past decade, and it's also present in the Homestuck comic through the Openbound videogame flash in act 6.

If the legal owners decide to take action against Homestuck, especially now they've been informed of this use, then it's possible Teal Seer and several other tracks will be removed from Homestuck and bandcamp entirely.

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Friday 21 July Mixtape 341 “No One is Finishing”

2023-07-21 Downtempo electronic lounge Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays. Support the artists and labels. Don't forget to tip so future shows can bloom.

Falk & Klou-Finishing Line-00:00

David Boulter-This Is Where It Began - Instrumental-05:10

Matthew Halsall-Song For Charlie-07:14

Mingu-John's Blues-13:40

Jo Johnson-Transience-17:30

Sébastien Tellier-Adieu-23:44

TITLE-Memories-26:15

Guitar-Naoki-29:48

Jimi Tenor-Sleep-32:47

Khruangbin-Father Father-37:52

Arcane-Pathfinder-43:18

Skalpel-Sound Garden-48:17

There Is Another System-No One Is Coming For Us (ft. The Analog Girl)-52:24

Rain Dog-The Halfway Place-54:57

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VALE 2021

Angelo Mosca, Ann Casey, Art Michalik, The Assassin, Astro Negro, Barry O, Bert Prentice, Bill White, Blackjack Lanza, Bobby Davis,  Bobby Eaton, Brazo De Plata, Brick Bronsky, Bryan Debord, Buddy Colt, Butch Reed, Cpt Ed George, Chris Youngblood, Corporal Kirchner, Daffney Unger, Dean Ho, Deepak Singh, Don Wayt, Doug Anderson, Dick Cardinal, Dino Nero, Dominic Denucci...

Don Kernodle, Don Serrano, Drezden, El Hijo de Aníbal, Ethel Brown, Harry Steck, Jack Veneno, John Da Silva, Jim Crockett Jr, Jim Davies, Jimmy Rave, Jocephus Brody, Joe Cornelius, Jon Gallagher, Johnny DeFazio, John Justice, John Renesto, Kal Rudman, Kirk White, Mac McMurray, Mark Bujan, Markus Crane, Melissa Coates, Mike Reed, Moses Manson, Natasha, New Jack, Pat Barrett...

Pete Marquez, The Patriot, Paul Christy, Paul Orndorff, Reggie Parks, Rob Russen, Roger Francoueur, Ron McFarlane, Ronnie Sutton, Royce Profit, Rumi Kazama, The Russian Brute, Rusty Brooks, Ryan Sakoda, Sarah Bridges, Scott Reynolds, Sergio El Hermoso, Shaun Vexx, Snowman, Steve Cain, Steve Lawler, Stu Schwartz, Ted Lewin, Tom Cole, Tony Marino, Vinnie Valentine, Mark Morton, Jack Curtis Jr.

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The 1999 WWF Roster: Where Are They Now?

With Edge jumping to AEW, some of you may have seen this meme:

Cute, but the whole roster for 1999 counts up 110 people, not six. So where's the rest?

If we're going based on company the roster member (so this includes all onscreen personalities who appeared on WWF programming in 1999, not just wrestlers) is part of, this is how the spread looks:

(Retired may also mean not actively working for a company, because wrestlers frequently stop being retired)

If we're talking about active wrestlers only, the spread is a bit different:

Meaning that with Edge gone, there is not a single wrestler who was active in 1999 and is still wrestling for the WWE today. And the roster members who are still there make very few onscreen appearances. Jerry Lawler, Funaki and Michael Cole are the only 3 whose jobs it is to be onscreen. Everyone else is either an ambassador, producer, coach or whatever the McMahon siblings are doing.

In more somber news, out of the 23 dead roster members, 11 of them died less than 10 years after 1999.

Back to the AEW side of things: what is the true number of roster members who are actively onscreen? 13/14

(The number is tentative because Paul Wight is more of a backstage presence, but does make the occasional jaunt to the commentary table)

So there we have it, the 1999 All Elite Wrestling Roster

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Royal Rumble Marathon: 1996

We’re rumbling into 1996.

Spoilers for past Rumbles.

Sunny, from her bathtub, warns us viewer indiscretion is advised. The Attitude Era doesn’t officially begin until 1997 but hints of it began way back in 1995 with the Pamela Anderson skit and continues with Sunny’s vignettes.

The undercard:

Jeff Jarrett vs Ahmed Johnson. Meh.

The Bodydonnas (Chris Candido/Tom Prichard, accompanied by Sunny) vs the Smoking Guns (Billy & Bart) for the WWF Tag Team titles. More meh.

Billionaire Ted skit with a fake Hogan, Savage, and Mean Gene. We’re wasting pay per view time on this?

Recap of the Razor Ramon – Goldust feud. Mr Machismo doesn’t appreciate Golddust’s flirtations.

Golddust (accompanied by Marlena) vs Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental title. Was this Terri Runnel’s debut for the WWF? The commentators refer to Marlena as an “unknown woman”. Golddust and Marlena’s gimmicks are forerunners to the Attitude Era. Marlena causes a distraction as the 1-2-3 Kid attacks Razor, allowing Dustin to pin Ramon and become the new Intercontinental champion.

Hype vignettes for Royal Rumble participants: Owen, Jake Roberts, Jerry Lawler, Vader, Shawn,

For the first time the Rumble does not end the pay per view – we still have a Bret/Taker match for the World championship. I never like when the Rumble itself doesn’t end the pay per view.

The entrants, in order of appearance:

Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Henry Godwin

Bob Backlund

Jerry Lawler

Bob ��Spark Plug” Holly

Mabel (accompanied by Mo) Mo remains at ringside – there doesn’t seem to be year to year consistency on whether seconds are allowed to remain at ringside.

Jake “the Snake” Roberts

Dory Funk Jr (Vince notes Terry was also invited but is watching the ppv from Germany)

Yokozuna

1-2-3 Kid (spends his first few minutes in the Rumble attempting to avoid an angry Razor)

Takao Omori (Vince actually mentions All-Japan by name!)

Savio Vega (formerly known as Kwang)

Vader (accompanied by Jim Cornette)

Doug Gilbert (Henning & Vince mention both USWA and Eddie Gilbert, Doug won a tournament in Memphis to qualify for the tournament)

Squat Team Member #1 (1/2 of the Headshrinkers)

Squat Team Member #2 (1/2 of the Headshrinkers)

Owen Hart

Shawn Michaels

Hakushi

Tatanka

Aldo Montoya

Diesel

Kama

“The Ringmaster” Steve Austin

Barry Horowitz

Fatu

Isaac Yankem, DDS

Marty Janetty

Davey Boy Smith

Duke Droese

 Winner: Shawn Michaels

Longest performance: Hunter Hearst Helmsley

First-time Rumblers: Hunter, Dory Funk Jr, 1-2-3 Kid, Omori, Vader, Doug Gilbert, the Headshrinkers, Hakushi, Aldo Montoya, Steve Austin, Barry Horowitz, Isaac Yankem

Surprise Entrants: Dory Funk, Omori, Doug Gilbert, the Headshrinkers

We have two “clear the ring without eliminating everyone” spots: Henry Godwin with his slop bucket (Backlund and Lawler are the recipients) and Jake Roberts using Damian (his snake) – Lawler gets covered with Damian. Was Lawler on someone’s shit list?

Vader does the “eliminate everyone” spot but as he was previously eliminated none of his eliminations count.

Lawler is the first participant in a Rumble to hide under the ring.

1996 is the first year all participants receive entrance music. Finally! A small thing but it adds to the presentation.

The pay-per-view ends with Bret Hart vs the Undertaker (accompanied by Paul Bearer).   Diesel causes a disqualification, costing Taker the match. The match was fine but I’m not a fan of Taker.

Interviews with Gorilla Monsoon, Shawn, Diesel, Vader, and Jim Cornette.

Rating: 4 out of 10

Wrestlers and others who have passed on: Howard Finkel, Curt Hennig, Chris Candido, Razor Ramon, Mable (Visera), Yokozuna, Vader, Owen, Paul Bearer, Gorilla Monsoon

Total number of deceased individuals: 10 (down 5 from the previous Rumble).

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WRESTLING SUPERSTARS: Winter 1988

SUPERSTAR QUOTEBOOK

Kerry Von Erich: “You know, the best part about being World Class champ has been getting the opportunity to wrestle Jerry Lawler. They’ve been some of the toughest matches of my entire career, and a few things have bothered me. Mainly, it’s confusing wrestling under another federation’s rules. For example, we recently wrestled in Louisville and I was disqualified for piledriving Jerry. To me, that’s just not fair. Where I come from, the piledriver is legal.”

Brian Pillman: “Johnny Smith hasn’t heard the last from Bad Company. He might have helped The Cuban Comandos win our belts, but now he’s gonna have to help himself to a good butt-kicking. Smith had no business interfering in that match, and it’s only because of him that we don’t have those belts anymore. But don’t you worry. Before long, the Stampede International tag team belts will be back around our waists, and me or Bruce Hart are gonna have Smith’s title, too.”

Curt Hennig: “I’ve had enough of Jerry Lawler’s garbage. That fraud has been running away from me ever since he stole the AWA title, but now I'm doing something about it. From now on, you’ll find me in the WWF, and before long you’re gonna find me right on top of the heap there, too. You know, there’s really only so much a man can take, but by me leaving, Lawler’s gonna know that his belt is worthless, because he won’t be defending it against a real champ.”

Precious: “When that scumbucket Kevin Sullivan pushed Jimmy [Garvin] out of the cage and locked the door, I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I knew one thing: I was gonna die before I let him lay his hands on me I should’ve known that Jimmy would find a way to save me, because he’s never turned his back on me, even with all that’s happened over the past few months. I was crying when Jimmy finally got me, but those were tears of joy.”

Terry Taylor: “Now that I’ll be in the WWF, I plan to take things slowly, maybe ambush a few people, before I let them know what Terry Taylor’s really about. You know, I’ve made a reputation for myself all over the wrestling world, but I’m ready to start at the bottom if i have to. But before long, everybody’s gonna know about Terry Taylor. I may not be the biggest man in the world, but I’m the best wrestler. Size isn’t everything in this game.”

Eddie Gilbert: “Windy City, Continental, AWA… the great part of wrestling these days is that wherever you go, there’s a good chance you’re gonna see my face. Me and Missy and Paul E Dangerously have established a wrestling empire that makes Hot Stuff Inc and Hyatt International look like small change. You just ask Willie B. Hert. He’s had his butt kicked by me a bunch of times and it ain’t over. With ‘Hot Stuff,’ it ain’t ever over.”

Jim Cornette: “Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan want a shot at those NWA World tag team belts, and I’m not gonna give up until I get them one. I can’t believe that Tully and Arn would duck anyone, but you can be sure as heck they’re ducking us.  If you ask me, it’s all J.J. Dillon’s fault. He’s the one that’s scared of us. He saw our victory over The Fanatics and he knows that The Midnight Express can’t be beaten. He also knows I'm the best manager ever!”

Bam Bam Bigelow: “My career isn’t going to end simply because I left the WWF. I’m going to try to work in the Memphis, Continental, and Windy City areas, and I’ve set up a tour of Japan. I’d like to do what Bruiser Brody used to do, and become a ‘freelance’ wrestling star. I’m hungry again, and I’m looking forward to some new challenges and titles. As far as I’m concerned, the WWF was not ready for me. Now I’m ready to take on the world!”

Stan Hansen: “Let me tell ya something, and I’ve never meant anything more: Bruiser Brody was the toughest man to ever step foot into a wrestling ring, and that includes me. You know, I’m glad he was always on my side, because that’s one sucker you didn’t want to get angry. By me leading a chant of ‘Brody! Brody!’ every time I wrestle, I’m keeping the spirit of Bruiser alive. He was a great man and I’m gonna miss him a lot.”

Dusty Rhodes: “You know, ‘The Dream’s’ been doing a lot of thinkin’ these days, daddy, thinkin’ about the past and thinkin’ about the present, thinkin’ about what I’ve done for Ronnie Garvin and Barry Windham have turned around and done to me. I ain’t gonna say it doesn’t hurt, brother, cause it hurts real bad. Real bad.

Medusa Miceli: “It really makes me laugh when little daddy’s girls like Brandi Mae just come onto the scene and think they’ve got what it takes to be AWA World Women’s champion. But I’ve kicked her little butt so many times, I think she’s learned a lesson. Now magnificent Mimi thinks she’s gonna come around with her dresses and her high-heeled shoes and take this belt from me, but it’s not gonna happen. I’m the only real woman in the AWA.”

Terry Gordy: “Don’t ask me what’s goin’ on with P.S. and Buddy Jack. I’m happy right here in Japan. Me and Stan Hansen just lost the PWF tag belts to Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu, but we don’t plan on gettin’ out of here until they’re back around our waists. You know, I don’t have time for all this crap with Buddy Jack. If he wants to waste his time fighting me and P.S., let him. But he wants to come to Japan, he’ll be coming a long way for a whuppin’.”

[alicemarion]

oh god. thinking about avellanos smiling at the thought of nuclear fallout + more mayhem and carnage in the trials and even lawler getting creeped out by her versus the same thing with paul and alice watching gory horror movies together and he's like "are u good?" and she basically rolls her eyes at him.

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The official WWE 2k23 roster!!!! @atiny-angel @swifteforeverandalways @sargentbarxes @imswitchbabemox @the-iridescent-phoenix @ozzypawsbone-princeofbarkness @askauradonprep @retro-rezz-the-est @nonbinarylovaticesposito @ava-valerie @mrragersrevenge96

AJ Styles

Akira Tozawa

Alba Fyre

Alexa Bliss

Aliyah

André the Giant

Angel Garza

Angelo Dawkins

Apollo Crews

Asuka

Austin Theory

Axiom

Batista

Bayley

Becky Lynch

Beth Phoenix

Bianca Belair

Big Boss Man

Big E

Bobby Lashley

Boogeyman

Booker T

Braun Strowman

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart

Brie Bella

British Bulldog

Brock Lesnar

Bron Breakker

Bruno Sammartino

Brutus Creed

Butch

Cactus Jack

Cameron Grimes

Carmella

Carmelo Hayes

Cedric Alexander

Chad Gable

Charlotte Flair

Chyna

Cody Rhodes

Commander Azeez

Cora Jade

Cruz Del Toro

Dakota Kai

Damian Priest

Dana Brooke

Dexter Lumis

Diesel

DOINK

Dolph Ziggler

Dominik Mysterio

Doudrop

Drew Gulak

Drew McIntyre

Eddie Guerrero

Edge

Elias

Eric Bischoff

Erik

Ezekiel

Faarooq

Giovanni Vinci

Finn Bálor

Gigi Dolin

Goldberg

Grayson Waller

Happy Corbin

Hollywood Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Humberto Carillo

The Hurricane

Ilja Dragunov

Indi Hartwell

IYO SKY

Ivar

Jacy Jayne

Jake “The Snake” Roberts

JD McDonagh

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jey Uso

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Jimmy Uso

Jinder Mahal

Joaquin Wilde

JBL

John Cena

Julius Creed

Kane

Karrion Kross

Katana Chance

Kayden Carter

Kevin Nash

Kevin Owens

Kofi Kingston

Kurt Angle

LA Knight

Lacey Evans

Liv Morgan

Lita

Logan Paul

Ludwig Kaiser

MACE

“Macho Man” Randy Savage

Madcap Moss

Mansoor

Matt Riddle

Maryse

Molly Holly

Montez Ford

Mr. McMahon

Mustafa Ali

MVP

Natalya

Nikki A.S.H.

Nikki Bella

Nikkita Lyons

Noam Dar

Omos

Otis

Queen Zelina

Randy Orton

Raquel Rodriguez

Razor Ramon

Reggie

Rey Mysterio

Rhea Ripley

Rick Boogs

Ricochet

Ridge Holland

Rikishi

Rob Van Dam

Robert Roode

Roman Reigns

Ronda Rousey

Rowdy Roddy Piper

Roxanne Perez

R-Truth

Sami Zayn

Santos Escobar

Scarlett

Scott Hall

Seth Rollins

Shane McMahon

Shanky

Shawn Michaels

Shayna Bazler

Sheamus

Shelton Benjamin

Shinsuke Nakamura

Shotzi

Solo Sikoa

Sonya Deville

Stacy Keibler

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin

Stephanie McMahon

Syxx

Tamina

T-BAR

Ted DiBiase

The Miz

The Rock

Titus O’Neil

Tommaso Ciampa

Triple H

Trish Stratus

Tyler Bate

Ultimate Warrior

Umaga

Undertaker

Vader

Veer Mahaan

GUNTHER

Wes Lee

Xavier Woods

Xia Li

X-Pac

Yokozuna

Zoey Stark

Johnny Gargano has been confirmed but was not on the roster reveal for some reason

Bad Bunny will be the pre order bonus and later his pack will be available for DLC for those who did not pre order

Bray Wyatt, Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae, Hit Row and many other are rumored for future DLC